REPEATERS

WALTHAM 440, UPDATE

On
behalf of The Waltham Amateur Radio Association, we would like to thank all
parties involved in the replacement of the WA1PBU repeater antenna over the
weekend following the storm. Thank you for your donating your time, labor,
materials, support and technical support roles. Roger, WA1NVC, Kim, WA1PBU,
Will, N1PXA, John, K1BOS, Mike, N1OMJ, Will, KB1QMY, and Bob, K1REM. Thank you.

Storm damaged antenna after hurricane Sandy hit our area on Monday October, 29, 2012. A replacement was installed on the following weekend. Photos courtesy of Richard, N1JDU, Club President.

Waltham ARA maintains five repeaters, all located on Prospect Hill in Waltham, MA.
Our repeaters are open for use by all radio amateurs. On certain dates, one or more of our repeaters may be reserved
exclusively for use by a public service event.

EchoLink® is available on our 146.64 MHz repeater. Connect to us via W1MHL-R, Node 490278. To make outgoing connections over the air, touch-tone 64 and the Node number to connect, # to disconnect. For more information
about EchoLink, and to download the free software:http://www.echolink.org. A new EchoLink computer, donated by KB1KTT, was installed on 12/15/09, will hopefully make the system more reliable than in recent months.

Important Notice for 2M Repeater Users:
Users of the 146.64 machine, including public service events, are secondary to any RACES emergency use. If RACES is activated, please move to another machine as soon as practical.RACES has priority.

NEVER
ACKNOWLEDGE UNIDENTIFIED TRANSMISSIONS

Simple? Yes,
but it's often harder than you might think. It means that you do not say
anything over the air that acknowledges that transmission.

·Do not say "Did you hear that?" ·Do not say "I couldn't hear you because someone was throwing
a carrier"·Do not complain about it.·Do not say ANYTHING
that would tell the person that he is making it into the repeater.

Meets as needed during severe weather
The Skywarn program helps the National Weather Service protect life and
property by using weather spotters and amateur radio operator reports to
make precise predictions. Those interested in participating should
be properly trained; several training sessions are coming up. For more
info, contact:
Skywarn Coordinator Rob Macedo KD1CY